- ETH saw more signs of profit taking when compared to Bitcoin.
- ETH whales have been making it a priority to accumulate the token as the Merge creeps closer.
- Derivatives traders are rather neutral on ETH.
The crypto market is experiencing a small recovery as it finally crossed back to the $1 trillion mark. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) both made the best of this recovery and witnessed a surge in their respective prices.
Although both cryptos had a great rebound in July, ETH saw more signs of profit taking when compared to Bitcoin. The ratio between transactions in profit vs loss is very different for the two cryptos as ETH soared above its rival.
Ethereum’s highly-anticipated upgrade known as The Merge is also around the corner. Although there is no set date for the event to happen, developers hinted at a mid-September Merge.
Latest Week in Ethereum NewsMerge targeted for mid to late Septemberhttps://t.co/K3xMTgGUPw
Thanks to @NexusMutual for making this issue possible
— Week in Ethereum News (@WeekInEthNews) July 16, 2022
This created some serious excitement in investors and ETH whales have been making it a priority to accumulate the token as the Merge creeps closer. This is one of the factors that pushed the price of ETH over the $1,500 mark.
Many companies like, for example, Galaxy Digital, are also turning their attention to ETH. The Galaxy Institutional Ethereum Fund bought $75.6 million worth of ETH according to the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC). This purchase was done on behalf of 12 investors.
Despite all of this, derivatives traders are rather neutral on ETH. These traders might be hesitant considering the massive sell-offs seen in 2022.
Ethereum / TetherUS 1D (Source: CoinMarketCap)
According to CoinMarketCap, ETH is currently trading hands at $1,588.96 after a 6.54% increase in price over the last 24 hours and after reaching a high of $1,595.76 over the same time period.
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